Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-02
". T.. TUESDAY MORNING. AUG. .. 1881

10y ~ t89 Waz11En fmHzoVGU1an1
oempang a1d ether kindrS1 ass1eia-
t.na. wnich have had eaniEasaa uneaR
ne UMkEAl an1 60ufhsEn Fselna On
pAnl1A eppsansd hsfuse tAe 0ammis-
3la1 and osclaEed thak un6sR advics of
ee1 he woaM refnsa . pE4ance tha
oea0 q tAe tuproFemsaf Oanpaay.
Rklax . ena exAminatian ef Donsy,
D8ntel z. Yozk Anslsaana Unissd Stats
AppzA..sR fsEmsfly tAs pzivaas sseEs-
tAzy o. kaaiMnd Stamford, was exnmlne3.
hs slatsd tAaa hs hAd kspt several
bookA eus noae u any var oonneclsd
with aAa OonsTnss q Finsnea Oomnsrv.
ne kneW h general Way of ths adaifa
of thak osmpany, hgf was rol famiIiar
wish them ax Rn offoinl. Ha last sMW
IL books Of the eompany e Haera-
me110s tn HE year kkaa the Central
Pacfna O0mpany moved IL ofino fren
61eraUeafo % San Francisco.
GovnEnng Pataison asked the witness
z be bad ever reosised for Governor
Stamford any dividends Il monsy from
thA OonkRna9 q Finnnce Oampany.
Yoaf Repiiad thnl BE ae1ed nnanoiaily
fag bis eaployeE, b1t be could not nay
wheeheR he received any money feam
thak corporation. When asked T. gpa-
ctAeAlly state What tznnsaoliona be had
had with the Finance Oempany On
behalf q Stamford. be repliod; Il don't
knoW uhethsE u b proper for me 10
answer. aa was ~ individual and net
Al oAcial. Ths b kis private business
and not his xnilEoad bn1insasn
Andersen aakod q Eanator Stanford
had reosiVed aaoeks Of the Central
/ Pacific Railroa6 frum the Contraet and
Finance Company, amounting b S11,.
10000; Whistler tna1 txauGaefinu u0uid
be entered In his diary.
Wlfnes thoaaht no1.
Andersen croal-examined the Wiinuea
a. some leaRth concerning the bosks Of
the OontEact and Finance Company
which be had seen Mark Hopkins pack
for ahipmsnt in 1878. he aaid Hop
kins was engaged In packing the books
himself, soRowing up the boxes and
making them. Durina his emplsyment
By senator Stanford the uitness kspt
private memoFandastof hia bunines in !
The shape Of Q diary. These books and !
papers were noW IN the possession Of /
hia bFutheE, from whom 10 eoald pro-
cure them II required.
did y0u af9end 10 legislation fog |
9overneF StanfoEaF
-Yes, In o general way. Igos up sla- |
tElic9 and Aeooants.
"Did y0n give monsy 10 influsncs
legislaticn, oR hear about itl"
mo. that know Of.
would you remember such ciFoum-
stanosl"
II dealt think csuId recall sueh."
"Is Il 90 ordinary thsn5n
"I say don't recall any"
did yea visla the LeRisiatars, and
how oftonHn
"wsII. / attended every Legislature
there vas. did NOS 80 alone. Igen-
sra:ly vent with Governor ASHES Fec
retaRy."
"Do you know Of any money pay
msnls 20 iaHuence the LsgisiAtufs Or
electionf'
II don't remember"
AZ for politlcs be said that ell the Of
hoers Of Ghe Company took IN interest
In politics, and geneEally participated
In the campaign. All the officers were
Republican except GeneEAl Oolton, who
was g Democrat, and they we're aoons-
toned 10 help along the organization
He never knee. Of any meney being
paid by any railroad company 70 either
ibid you issue any passes while In
his employg" II
"Yes, sir. / had authority from him.
Generally be signed them. een't TO
70 whom Issued, ReneRAily the
employees and their families"
did you iasue any passee 20 members
OF The Legislature, OF oongreas, oR
judges and their frisndsSn
"Yes, aiT."
Frank s. Doaty, Secretary Of the
Western Development and Pacific I'm
provement Companies. vas naxt placed
on the stand. and asked II be had
brought with him the minute books Of
those companies, called for al the last
sssaion. He said that under the advice
OF counsel be had noa brought the
books With him, and would decline 70
produce them.
''AFe ShOss books opsn 10 the inspee.
ton Of the Commission at your oficel"
II say that any books relating to The
Central Pacific are open TO your tnspec-
ton, bat not any other books"
I'VE desire 20 see the aooounts show
ing the construction cost OF the Oentral
Pacific and ell other roads constructed
By the Western Development Company.
Nov, can we see these acoountsf
''On advice Of counsel. ] refuse 10 dis
close the accounts"
"Now, the same question With regard
10 the Pacific Improvement Company
and their accounts With the Central Pa
ciiie7s
aUndeE advice Of oounsel, ssy they
are not opeR 10 inspection"
Witness va then asked With refer
ence 10 the Southern Development
Company, Carbon Hill Company, Rocky
Mountain Ooal Company, and other
ooFporations through which the Central
Pacifc and Southern Pacific roads car
ried on thslr construction Of the main
and feeder lines and trAnsAosed ether
business for the companies.
Have you any accounts shoWing tne
constKnctiou cost Of the line from Delta
70 ths bOundary Of the Slater asked
Paitison.
IL have, bat am unable TO state how
much they amount TO-"
''Do the Western Development Com
pany accounts show the constfuctaon |
oost Of the roads called In question:
Eyes, sir"
"Do l understand you 10 declIne 70 |
produce the books and papers Feiasive
to the Central Pneino ieasesf"
BsTRin arose and said thaa some OBJ
jeotlsn would Be made.
sMg. Bergin, ask you whether you
appear here a. an attorney for tbe rail-
Foadf'
II don't know whsther Il la very
material question" !" said BeEgin.
Ths question vas repoaied, With tne
same answer.
ssDo you decline 10 answegf"
Yes, sir ] decline 10 answer u tAaa
way"
1Genslsmeu, unIosswe bold an sxson-
tive session." said Mr.. Psttis0n, sand
make an application - The eouFt, We
oan proceed no further 81 this tina"
Al the eiose Of The exeoutive es@ioa
Governor pattison said that the oass
| Woaid have 10 40 70 ths Uuitsd States
Oirouit O0nFt, In order 70 oeeermine
the powsr Of the Commission. They
wouid, however. examine Stanford 81
/ 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
MAIE THEn.